Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Loom-child-blanket
- Interior shows a Native American (Navajo) girl sitting on a blanket, under a brush shelter porch, near a loom. Near the loom in use is another unused loom. A metal pail sits near a woven blanket, outside of the brush porch. A dark blanket,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [September, 1908]
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl who sit on fringed blankets at a loom, and weave near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden building...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- September, 1908
- Weaver at work in stone kiva primitive loom, Moki Indians
- Interior view of a kiva at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit in the kiva; one man sits on a wooden crate at a wooden loom and weaves a dark blanket or rug while another looks on; a hat lies on an...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Interior of ancient snake kiva, weaver making blanket Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
- Interior view of a kiva, possibly the snake kiva, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit near a loom; a wooden ladder leans against a large opening in the ceiling; a clay bowl is next to the ladder;...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Weaving prayer rug in deserted kiva or cave in the rock Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
- Interior view of a kiva, possibly the snake kiva, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit in the kiva; one man sits on a wooden crate at a wooden loom and weaves a dark blanket or rug while another...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Navajo Weaver
- A Native American (Navajo) woman sits on a woven blanket near a loom. The loom stands near a pile of brush and rocks. Either a hide or cloth is stretched behind the loom, from post to post.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Navaho weaving right out in the Painted Desert
- Native American (Navajo) woman and girls sit on blankets near a loom in the Painted Desert, Arizona. The wood loom hangs from a horizontal pole supported by two vertical poles.
- Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1910-1920.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1910-1920.; Painted Desert (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Looms--Arizona--1910-1920.; Weaving--Arizona--1910-1920.
- [1908?]
- Navajo blanket weavers. Arizona
- Native American (Navajo) women sit at a loom attached to a brush shelter in Arizona. A timber and earth hogan is nearby.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1880-1890.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1880-1890.; Hogans--Arizona--1880-1890.; Weaving--Arizona--1880-1890.; Women--Arizona--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- 28. Young Indian and Navajo blankets at Shiprock Fair.
- A Native American (Navajo) boy stands in a dirt courtyard at the Shiprock Fair, Shiprock, New Mexico. He stands near a wooden building which displays Navajo rugs and blankets outspread and hung from the roof. Men stand inside the three wall...
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fairs--New...
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- Indian manufacture, Navajo blanket loom
- Probably Ben Wittick poses near a Native American (Navajo) earthen hogan and loom. Various household items that include a coffee pot and an ax are on the ground.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Looms--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- We'wha weaving belt
- We'wha, a Native American (Zuni), sits and weaves a belt on a backstrap loom, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. We'wha is a berdache, a man who prefers women's work and adopts female dress; he is dressed as a woman and wears a woven manta, moccasins, and...
- Berdaches--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Cross dressing--New...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Navajo Indians weaving
- Two Native American women and a young girl weave blankets from wool. One woman sits in front of a loom with a patterned blanket. She wears a belt with a row of silver buckles adorning it. The young girl combs out wool with a large, flat brush. The...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Weaving--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Navajo woman weaving blanket
- A Navajo woman poses at a loom with a partially finished blanket probably on the Navajo Indian Reservation. The weaver sits on a sheep skin, she wears a calico blouse and a long skirt. Sheepskin is draped over a line nearby.
- Indians of North America--Women--Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Looms--Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Weaving--Navajo Indian...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women weaving near Butlers trading post
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) women, a girl, and a baby sitting and standing outside of an adobe and wood building with a brush and wood porch, at Butlers trading post, possibly in New Mexico; one woman, who sits on a fringed blanket, weaves a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Woman weaving
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sitting on fringed blankets at a loom while the woman weaves near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908 September 22, 23, 24
- Weaving
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a loom on the reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Weaving--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Navajo woman weaving a rug
- A Native American (Navajo) woman sits near a loom, probably in New Mexico. A log and earthen hogan is nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Navajo women weavers--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Looms--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Weaving--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Women--New Mexico--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Navajo woman weaving a belt
- A Native American (Navajo) family poses outdoors near an earth and timber hogan. The woman sits at a loom for weaving belts. The man wears moccasins and a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Navajo women weavers--1880-1890.; Hogans--1880-1890.; Looms--1880-1890.; Weaving--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Activity weaving
- Convicts in striped shirts at the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, work at a machine with rollers; it is producing thin, wet strips that are collected in a vat. Interior windows and electric lamps are in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Weaving--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Navajo blanket weaver
- View of a Native American Navajo woman weaving a blanket.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Navajo blanket weavers
- Two Native American (Navajo) women weave blankets from wool. Their looms hang from sticks supported by trees or posts.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Hopi Indian blanket weaver, Ariz.
- A Native American (Hopi) man weaves a blanket on an upright loom at Oraibi (Navajo County), Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The blanket weaver
- Reproduction of a lithograph; Native American (Navajo) blanket weaver works at a loom.
- Indians of North America--1890-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Looms--1890-1930.; Weaving--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sit and weave at a loom at Butlers Trading Post, probably near Shiprock, New Mexico. A cloth tied between the building and the porch shade the woman and girl who sit on a fringed blanket. The girl points to...
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian...
- [1908?]
- Navaho weaver
- Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sit and weave at Butler's Trading post, near Shiprock, New Mexico. A cloth tied between the building and the porch shade them as they sit on a fringed blanket at the loom.
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New...
- 1908
- Moki blanket weaver, Oraibi
- Interior view of a pueblo room shows a Native American woman (Hopi), with an upright loom, fabric, wool, and buckets. Shows a saddle, vigas, and latillas.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- A Moqui weaver at work
- A Native American (Hopi) man sits on the ground and weaves on a loom strung on an adobe wall, Walpi, First Mesa, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1880.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1870-1880.;...
- [1879]
- Blanket weaving-a Hopi Indian at work, Wolpi, Arizona
- Interior view of an adobe house shows a Native American Hopi Pueblo man weaving a blanket at a loom with heddles separating the wool threads, Walpi, First Mesa, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Zuni weaver
- Portrait of a Native American Zuni Pueblo man weaving on a loom, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Woman weaver
- Native American (tribe unknown) possibly Northwest or Canadian, women and children in or in front of a tent with the front flaps open. One woman weaves a fiber mat on a board; another woman holds a child on her lap. Shows: wood structure,...
- Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Weaving--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Alaska, U. S., Indian mat-makers
- Three Native American women and a baby pose near a tent somewhere in Alaska. The eldest woman is outside, working on a mat she is making. The two younger women and the baby are under the shelter of the tent. A log cabin and a second tent flank the...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1890.; Children--Alaska--1880-1890.; Tents--Alaska--1880-1890.; Weaving--Alaska--1880-1890.; Women--Alaska--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Potawatomi weaver
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman who finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She sits on a blanket and holds pieces of yarn and ribbon.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits at a loom and finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The loom consists of textile fibers stretched between two sticks.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Mat making
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman weaves a straw mat at a suspended loom on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum
- View of a Native American (Tewa Pueblo) man seated on a bench, weaving on an upright loom, at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado.
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1930.; Open-air museums--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits on a reed mat on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She sits near a pile of straw reeds and hand weaves. A wooden platform and building are in the distance.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman weaves straw reeds and string for mats on the Potawatomi reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The loom consists of textile fibers stretched between two sticks.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The loom consists of textile fibers stretched between two sticks. A blanket hangs behind her.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman who finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She sits on a blanket and holds pieces of yarn and ribbon.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Navajo weaver
- Native American (Navajo) women sit at a two sided loom and weave. They sit near a pile of wooden crates and blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Navajo Indians--1890-1920.; Navajo women weavers--1890-1920.; Looms--1890-1920.; Weaving--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Navajo weaver
- A Native American (Navajo) woman sits at a loom near a brush shelter, New Mexico or Arizona.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Navajo Indians--1880-1900.; Navajo women weavers--1880-1900.; Looms--1880-1900.; Weaving--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1878 and 1898]
- Navajo home
- Native American (Navajo) women and children sit outside their home in either Arizona or New Mexico. One of the woman sits at a loom.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--1910-1920.; Navajo women weavers--1910-1920.; Aged persons--1910-1920.; Children--1910-1920.; Looms--1910-1920.; Weaving--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Navajo weaver
- A Native American (Navajo) woman sits at a loom and weaves. A wooden crate that reads: "Charles Unsweetened Evaporated Milk" is near the woman. A herd of sheep walk on a ledge nearby. A stone and earth hogan is near the sheep.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Navajo women weavers--1900-1940.; Hogans--1900-1940.; Sheep--1900-1940.; Weaving--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo weaver
- Close-up view of a Native American (Navajo) woman as she weaves at a loom.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Navajo women weavers--1880-1910.; Weaving--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Navajo weavers
- Native American (Navajo) women sit at two looms near a rock ledge in either Arizona or New Mexico. A baby in a cradleboard is propped against one of the looms. A herd of goats and sheep stand on the ledge.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Navajo women weavers--1900-1940.; Cradleboards--1900-1940.; Infants--1900-1940.; Looms--1900-1940.; Weaving--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo weaver
- A Native American (Navajo) woman poses near a loom. She is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Navajo women weavers--1880-1910.; Weaving--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Mabel Burnside Myers, (Navajo) leading weaver of vegetable dye materials, displays craft at Denver Museum of Nat. History
- Mabel Burnside Myers, a Native American (Navajo) woman weaves at a loom in the Denver Museum of Natural History in Denver, Colorado. Boys and girls look on.
- Denver Museum of Natural History--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Navajo Indians--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Navajo women weavers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.;...
- 1968 July 15
- Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians Cańon de Chelle, New Mexico [i. e. Arizona]
- A Native American (Navajo) man and woman sit near a loom and an earthen hogan near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. A bundle of corn cobs hangs from a nearby tree.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Looms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Weaving--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Navajos
- A Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sit near a loom, probably in Arizona or New Mexico. The loom is near a tepee. An automobile is parked in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Navajo Indians--1910-1930.; Navajo women weavers--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Weaving--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]